There’s an important concept in evolutionary biology called “iterative evolution.” Here’s a real-life example of how it works ...

YOU HAVE A NEW WAY TO CHECK OUT SOME OF THE ANIMALS AT THE KANSAS CITY ZOO. IT WILL BE A TRUE BIRD’S EYE VIEW. KMBC NESS BRITTANY FOSTER IS AT THE ZOO, GETTING YOU PREPARED TO TAKE FLIGHT. THE KANSAS ...

Infant botulism is a rare but serious condition caused by a toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum in a baby’s ...

France’s nouvelle cuisine went from bold rethink to gimmick — kiwi on everything, duck, green peppercorns. Here’s what ...

Volunteers at animal rescue charity WIRES have taken a record number of calls to save baby magpies and currawongs blown out of their nests. More than 300 fledglings and "branchlings" – birds able to ...

Nature can be beautiful and cruel all at once. After finding a baby bird that didn’t survive a fall, a family turned grief into action; searching for its nest, ensuring the others were safe, and ...

In short, people from New Zealand are called “Kiwis” because of a native bird that goes by the same name. The large, flightless bird’s brown coloring and long beak are some of its defining features.